Flying Fish queue times
Flying Fish at Thorpe Park averages 14 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 11am. It has run 96% of the park's opening hours recently.
Flying Fish queue times, day by day
Flying Fish over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Flying Fish has averaged about 14 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 22 minutes, with the longest queues near 11am, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Flying Fish queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Flying Fish peaks at noon with 24 minutes, and is at its shortest at 8pm with 8. Riding it at the right hour saves 16 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Flying Fish
Best time to ride
Flying Fish averages 8 minutes at 8pm against 24 at the noon peak - 16 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 40 minutes.
Flying Fish by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon11m
- Tue14m
- Wed9m
- Thu7m
- Fri6m
- Sat17m
- Sun17m
Friday is the quietest day for Flying Fish, at 6 minutes against 17 on Saturday.
Does Flying Fish break down?
Uptime and closures
97% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
Running 97% of the minutes Thorpe Park was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
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Flying Fish ran 97% of Thorpe Park's opening hours across 14 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 14 Sept.
Longest Flying Fish queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Tuesday 1 Sept40m
- 2Sunday 13 Sept30m
- 3Monday 31 Aug25m
- 4Saturday 12 Sept25m
- 5Wednesday 2 Sept20m
- 6Saturday 5 Sept20m
- 7Sunday 6 Sept20m
- 8Thursday 3 Sept15m
The worst queue recorded for Flying Fish was 40 minutes on Tuesday 1 Sept.
Flying Fish through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Thorpe Park publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
About Flying Fish
Flying Fish is one of 21 rides tracked at Thorpe Park, 15th longest of 21 by usual wait. It queues about 14 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 23-minute park average.
Flying Fish has averaged about 14 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11am and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 96% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Flying Fish?
The live wait time for Flying Fish at Thorpe Park is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Flying Fish queue times.
Is Flying Fish open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Flying Fish is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Thorpe Park's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Flying Fish has been open around 96% of Thorpe Park's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Thorpe Park.
What's the best time of day to ride Flying Fish?
Based on historical queue time data, Flying Fish is typically quietest around 5pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Flying Fish?
Flying Fish is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Flying Fish usually?
Over recent weeks, Flying Fish has averaged about 14 minutes, with queues usually longest around 11am. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak queues for Flying Fish at Thorpe Park.
Is Flying Fish often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Flying Fish has been running about 96% of the time. We track Flying Fish's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Flying Fish at Thorpe Park?
Flying Fish is at Thorpe Park - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Thorpe Park page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Flying Fish?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Flying Fish's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Flying Fish is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.